“You try to tell me anything about the newspaper business! Sir, I have been through it from Alpha to Omaha, and I tell you that the less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands.” KnowsMenTryingHas BeensHigherBiggerNewspapersNoiseCommandSalaryAlphasOmaha Book:The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays Source: The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays
“Do you not think that sometimes when matters are at the worst with us, when we appear to have done all which we ourselves can do, yet all has been unavailing, and we have only shown we cannot, not we will not, help ourselves; that often just then something comes, almost as if supernaturally, to settle for us, as if our guardian angel took pity on our perplexities, and then at last obtained leave to help us? And if it be so, then what might only be a coincidence becomes a call of Providence, a voice from Heaven, a command.” IfsThinkingHas BeensSometimesMatterDoneHelpingMightLastsHeavenVoiceCan DoWorstAngelPityCommandSettlingProvidenceCoincidenceGuardianGuardian AngelPerplexity Book:The Nemesis of Faith Source: The Nemesis of Faith
“Learn technique; have full command to the extent of not being conscious of how it is done. When craftsmanship has been developed, you are free to create... technique will give way to expression!” WayGivingHas BeensDoneExpressionConsciousTechniqueCommandCraftsmanship Author:Sergei Bongart